Specialist II, BD NGO Job ChildFund

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Primary Responsibilities

Positioning and Visibility

• Participate in strategic pre-positioning efforts across the region to enhance the organization’s visibility and competitiveness, including:

identifying emerging opportunities

• cultivating early relationships with potential partners and stakeholders, and
• aligning internal capabilities with anticipated needs well ahead of the formal announcement of the funding opportunity.
• Collaborate closely with regional teams to tailor focused messaging, value propositions, and engagement strategies that resonate with corporate and foundation partners.
• Capture success stories, best practices, and lessons learned from ChildFund’s portfolio of grants and contracts to strengthen future proposals and donor engagement.

Corporate and Foundation Engagement

• Identify, research, and establish a comprehensive database of potential partners in Africa and develop engagement strategy for priority corporates and foundations.
• Gather market and CSR intelligence (e.g., annual budgets and focus areas) to position ChildFund as a strategic CSR partner of choice.
• Coordinate the development of concepts tailored to corporate priorities; review and refine concepts to align with requirements.
• Proactively engage corporate and foundation contacts based on strategic alignment, regional priorities, and for early feedback and appraisal of concepts to build credibility and trust.
• Facilitate executive-level engagement with high-priority foundations, preparing briefs and supporting meetings with senior leaders.

Proposal Development and Coordination

• Support both single-country and multi-country proposal development, ensuring alignment with donor priorities.
• Work collaboratively to facilitate high-quality proposal submissions and timely donor reporting in coordination with Country Offices and technical teams.
• Coordinate multi-stakeholder processes, engaging technical specialists, M&E, grants management, finance, GHR, and other relevant departments to align the submission with donor requirements, meet deadlines, and integrate expert inputs.
• Lead proposal development for foundation opportunities, including drafting narratives, budget frameworks, and theories of change, in collaboration with technical advisors and cross-functional teams.

Donor Stewardship and Relationship Management

• Cultivate innovative partnerships that unlock new pathways for scaling impactful solutions, enabling children, youth, and communities to thrive amid social and environmental challenges.
• Build and manage strategic donor relationships, including facilitating introductions and co-developing joint engagement strategies that align with donor priorities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

• Orchestrate matrixed team engagement in cultivating corporate and foundation partnerships, coordinating with regional and global colleagues.
• Share best practices, tools, and lessons learned on corporate and foundation engagement across Africa and globally.
• Maintain an internal tracking system for corporate and foundation engagement, ensuring learning and accountability.
• Support cross-divisional initiatives with External Engagement and Partnerships to influence the broader child development ecosystem.

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